How to import and Export RSS Feeds in Outlook?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2025-04-14

Have you accumulated a variety of RSS feeds in Microsoft Outlook over time and now need to transfer them to a new computer? Manually adding each RSS feed again can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Fortunately, Outlook provides a quick and efficient way to import and export your RSS feeds. This guide will show you how to easily transfer your RSS feeds to a new machine, saving you time and effort.

Export RSS Feeds from Microsoft Outlook

Import RSS Feeds from Microsoft Outlook

Export RSS Feeds from Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook allows you to export RSS Feeds as a .opml file, which enables you to share it with others, or copy it at ease.

Step 1: Open the Import and Export dialog box:

click "File" > "Open & Export" > "Import / Export".

Step 2: In the Import and Export Wizard dialog box, please select and highlight the "Export RSS Feeds to an OPML file", and click the "Next" button.

Step 3: In the Export to an OPML file dialog box, click the "Select All" button to select all RSS Feeds, and then click the "Next" button.

Note: You can manually check the RSS Feeds one by one that you want to export in the "Choose the RSS Feeds you want to export:" box.

Step 4: In the Export to an OPML file dialog box, click the "Browse" button.

Step 5: In the "OPML File" dialog box,

Open the folder where you will save the OPML file of exported RSS Feeds.
Type a name for the exported RSS Feeds in the "File name:" box.
Click the "Save" button.

Step 6: Click the "Next" button.

Then you will find out an .opml file in the specified folder you opened in Step 5.

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Import RSS Feeds into Microsoft Outlook

This section will walk you through importing RSS Feeds of a .opml file into Microsoft Outlook. Please do it as follows:

Step 1: Open the Import and Export dialog box:

click "File" > "Open & Export" > "Import / Export".

Step 2: In the Import and Export Wizard dialog box, select the "Import RSS Feeds from an OPML file", and then click the "Next" button.

Step 3: In the Import an OPML file dialog box, click the "Browse" button.

Step 4: In the "OPML File" dialog box, first find out and select a .opml file, and then click the "Open" button.

Step 5: Click the "Next" button in the Import an OPML file dialog box.

Step 6: Then in the new Import an OPML file dialog box, click the "Select All" button to select all of the RSS Feeds to import, and then click the "Next" button.